Research in forest tree species has advanced slowly when compared with other agricultural
crops and model organisms, mainly due to the long‐life cycles, large genome sizes, and …

Pine wilt disease (PWD) is a severe environmental problem in Eastern Asia and Western
Europe, devastating large forest areas and causing significant economic losses. This …

Invasive tree pests are increasingly threatening forest ecosystems. Understanding and
controlling their spread presents a major challenge for managers, researchers, and policy …

Under the strong influence of climate change and human activities, the frequency and
intensity of disturbance events in the forest ecosystem both show significant increasing …

Deciding how to establish woodland in forest restoration is not straightforward as different
outcomes may be obtained from different establishment approaches, each with cost …

The pinewood nematode (PWN) is the causal agent of pine wilt disease, a pathology that
affects conifer forests, mainly Pinus spp. PWN infection can induce the expression of …

Abstract Context The pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, has been identified
as being responsible for the decline of pine forests in Portugal, since its detection in the …

Key message The resistance of Pinus pinaster Aiton to pinewood nematode
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) varied among populations from the …

An essential component of plant defense is the change that occurs from a constitutive to an
induced state following damage or infection. Exogenous application of the plant hormone …

Full understanding and control of pine wilt disease (PWD) is a work in progress and
breeding for disease resistance constitutes an essential management strategy for reducing …